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One of the early rumors is that Watson left the UFC over an issue with Mark Munoz's weight cut. Munoz however is quick to deny any part in those allegations. Burt Watson's reported exit from the UFC has come as a shock to many fans, as he has long been one of the cornerstones of Zuffa's event promotion. Responsible for booking rides, helping with weight cuts, timing walkouts, and all sorts of other little jobs, the idea that he could suddenly be gone feels almost surreal. Even stranger are the r read news >>

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Anderson Silva has never cheated or taken any substances to help give him an advantage in any of his 40 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fights. So then how do you explain his failed drug tests? That's a question "The Spider" is hoping to answer in the next few weeks, as he looks to clear his name and reverse the damage done to his reputation before appearing before the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) to answer for hi read news >>

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Anderson Silva collected his fight purse from Nevada State Athletic Commission following his five-round unanimous decision win no contest over Nick Diaz back on Jan. 31, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. And then some. While "The Spider" was popped for a bouillabaisse of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) shortly after his long-awaited return to combat sports, it had no effect on his payout, win bonus, or pay-per-view (PPV) points, despi read news >>

A report coming out of Globo in Brazil says that Urijah Faber turned down a UFC Fight Night main event against Thomas Almeida, but "The California Kid" says that isn't true. Earlier this month, UFC bantamweight contender Raphael Assuncao had pulled out from his main event slot against Urijah Faber at UFC Fight Night in Rio de Janeiro on March 21st, and officials were looking to find another Brazilian bantamweight to face "The California Kid". According to Ivan Raupp of Brazil's Globo, the UFC wa read news >>

"To think for one second that we would consider that -- maybe it's mother nature for some negative people to think that way -- it's ludicrous. I have 24 years in the FBI. To think someone could get me to close my eyes to a positive test, to risk someone getting hurt, that conspiracy theory is ... we would never do that." Those are the words Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) executive director Bob Bennett told the LA Times, as he finds the suggestion that the NSAC would cover-up Anderson Si read news >>

Just a few days after his awe-inspiring return and rousing victory over Nick Diaz at UFC 183, former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is now right in the middle of a major performance enhancing drugs scandal, as "The Spider" tested positive for two steroids in a pre-fight drug test. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) tested the 39-year old for banned substances on a Jan. 9, 2015 screening, but only received the results after UFC 183, which allowed Silva to compete and m read news >>

Anderson Silva adamantly denies that he has taken performance enhancing drugs. Anderson Silva has broken his silence for the first time since reports of him failing his January 9th drug test surfaced, and he seems set determined to clear his name. Silva's failed test came as a massive shock to many as Silva has always held a staunch anti doping stance. Ripples were sent throughout the mixed martial arts community on Tuesday when the Nevada Athletic Commission released the results to a pre-fight read news >>

In his first public statement since testing positive for a pair of steroids, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva denied using any performance-enhancing drugs and said he’ll fight to clear his name.Filed under: Featured, News, UFC read news >>

Too late? Yet another mammoth UFC pay-per-view (PPV) has been rocked by scandal thanks in part to another failed drug test. Just about a month after UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones' test revealed "Bones" tested positive for a cocaine metabolite, the former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva tested positive for two performance enhancing drugs following his victory over Nick Diaz at UFC 183. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) tested "The Spider" for banned substanc read news >>

Former WWE champion and Pride FC veteran José Alberto Rodríguez, better known for his ring names Alberto del Rio or Dos Caras Jr., denies rumors of his return to Mixed Martial Arts and a future with Bellator MMA. With the recent signing of CM Punk and steady rumors of Brock Lesnar coming back to the UFC, the competition might also want to look for a little backup from within the world of professional wrestling. For weeks now, former WWE standout and Pride FC veteran Alberto del Rio was in talks read news >>

The Mohegan Sun commission denied former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia medical clearance to compete on Saturday night. With attention directed entirely at UFC 182 and the main event title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Daniel Cormier, few would have realized that another former champion was about to step in the cage that night as well. Former UFC titleholder Tim Sylvia was scheduled to face Juliano Coutinho at Reality Fighting on Saturday night, but it appears the fight ha read news >>